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Scholars criticize U.S. bishops for comparing proposed census rule to 1700s slave compromise

Many legal scholars and other experts strongly disagreed with the bishops’ claim that excluding noncitizens from the census means they are not persons.

U.S. bishops urge Catholic voters: Start with your faith, discern your vote

The videos come just days before the 2026 U.S. midterms, which could serve as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.

Eyewitness to train accident aftermath recounts dying man’s final words: ‘God is good’

Antonio García Condado, 78, the town pharmacist, was one of the first people to see dozens of bodies beneath the twisted wreckage of metal following a deadly train collision in Spain.

‘Father, give me a hug, I’m alive’: A priest’s testimony of the train collision in Spain

The priest spent hours accompanying injured passengers trapped inside the wrecked train cars.

Cardinal Tobin asks for prayers as he heads to surgery for mass in kidney

Cardinal Joseph Tobin will undergo surgery to remove a mass in a kidney, which will be examined by doctors. The archdiocese said doctors are optimistic about his outlook.

Deadly train accident in Spain: The Church joins in grief

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference, along with numerous bishops and dioceses, expressed condolences and consternation following a railway tragedy that resulted in dozens of deaths.

Pew report challenges narrative on rising religiosity in U.S.

A Pew Research Center report found that while religious practice in the U.S. has “remained stable” since 2020, a survey of young adults about religious practice found “mixed signals.”

Kansas City priest pleads guilty to $160,000 theft from parish

Father Richard Storey was accused of the felony theft in May of this year.

Nordic bishops: Countries must carefully integrate migrants

Six Catholic bishops from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland stress migrants' duties to their new homelands and warn against expelling refugees and those already well integrated.

Christian persecution worsened in 55% of countries assessed, report finds

Aid to the Church in Need’s new report ““Persecuted and Forgotten?” outlines how Christians were persecuted in 18 countries across the globe between August 2024 and June 2026.